​Amstrad is a British electronics company. As of 2006, Amstrad's main business is manufacturing Sky Digital interactive boxes.

Amstrad was founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar at the age of 21. The name is a contraction of Alan Michael Sugar Trading. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1980. During the late 1980s, Amstrad had a substantial share of the PC market in the UK. Amstrad was once a FTSE 100 Index constituent but since 2007 is wholly owned by BSkyB.
All the computers that are linked are those who we currently own at the Museum. And if you click them you will see pictures and more information about each computer. 
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Home computers

  • CPC464 (64 KB RAM, cassette drive)
  • CPC472 (same as CPC464 but with 72 KB instead of 64 KB)
  • CPC664 (3 inch internal disk variant of CPC464)
  • CPC6128 (128 KB version of the CPC664 with 3 inch disk)
  • 464 Plus (CPC464 with enhanced graphics and sound)
  • 6128 Plus (CPC6128 with enhanced graphics and sound)
  • GX4000 (games console based on 464 Plus)
  • Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 (Re-engineered ZX Spectrum 128 with tape drive)
  • Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3 (as ZX Spectrum +2 but with 3 inch disk drive instead of tape drive)

PC compatibles​

  • ​PC1512 (Intel 8086, 8 MHz, 512 KB RAM, CGA graphics) - Marketed in the United States as the PC5120
  • PC1640 (Intel 8086, 8 MHz, 640 KB RAM, MDA/Hercules/CGA/EGA colour graphics) - Marketed in the United States as the PC6400
  • PPC512 (Portable using NEC V30 processor, 512 KB RAM, non-backlit supertwist CGA, one or two 720 KB 3.5" floppy drives)
  • PPC640 (Portable using NEC V30 processor, 640 KB RAM, non-backlit supertwist CGA, one or two 720 KB 3.5" floppy drives, internal modem) - released around the same time as the PC1640.
  • Sinclair PC200 (integral desktop PC for home computer market based on PPC512)
  • PC-20 the Australian version of the Sinclair PC200
  • Sinclair PC500 (rebadged PC1512)
  • PC1286
  • PC1386 (Intel 80386SX CPU, 20 MHz, 1 MB RAM)
  • PC2086 (Intel 8086 CPU, 8 MHz, 640 KB RAM, VGA graphics) launched 1989
  • PC2286 (Intel 80286 CPU, 12.5 MHz, 1 MB RAM, VGA graphics) launched 1989
  • PC2386 (Intel 80386DX CPU, 20 MHz, 4 MB RAM, VGA graphics) launched 1989.
  • PC3086 ( 8 MHz 8086 CPU, 640 KB RAM)
  • PC3286 (16 MHz 80286 CPU, 1 MB RAM)
  • PC3386SX (20 MHz 80286SX CPU, 1 MB RAM)
  • PC4386SX (20 MHz 80386SX CPU, 4 MB RAM)
  • PC5086 (8 MHz 8086 CPU, 640 KB RAM)
  • PC5286 (16 MHz 80286 CPU, 1 MB RAM)
  • PC5386SX (20 MHz 80386SX CPU, 2 MB RAM, VGA graphics) launched 1991
  • PC6486SX
  • PC7000 series: PC7286, PC7386SX, PC7486SLC
  • PC8486
  • PC9486 (25 or 33 MHz 80486SX)
  • PC9486i (66 MHz 80486DX2 CPU, 4 MB RAM)
  • PC9555i (120 MHz Pentium)
  • Amstrad Mega PC (Intel 80386SX CPU, 25 MHz, Integrated Mega Drive)
  • ALT286 (laptop; 16 MHz 80286 CPU, 1 MB RAM)
  • ALT386SX (laptop; 16 MHz 80386SX CPU, 1 MB RAM)
  • ACL386SX (laptop; 20 MHz 80386SX CPU, 1 MB RAM, colour TFT LCD)
  • ANB386SX (notebook; 80386SX CPU, 1 MB RAM)